Sports people who discuss their battles with depression are doing us all a service

At 51, Kieren Fallon going public about his illness is hugely important

Kieren Fallon has recently retired from horse racing Pic: Getty

“It was a wet, cold, grey Friday morning. I rose out of bed having had no sleep the night before. Panic attacks are horrific experiences by day, by night they are even worse. My desire for death was now much stronger than my desire for living so I made a decision. I had the rope hidden in my room. I knew there was a game on a Saturday evening and that my father ...